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Home My WebLink About12/23/1991 FINANCE COMMITTEE December 23 , 1991 6 : 30 p.m. Large Conference Room Members present: Chairperson Angel, Wright and Buck. The Agenda was amended to add a New Business Item entitled "Authorization to present computer equipment to the Hawkeye Institute of Technology Police Science Program--Police Chief . " The bid of Communications Engineering Co. in the amount $7 , 381 . 02 including labor for computer network hardwiring for the Police Department and Community Development Board was reviewed. Funds are available from the respective department' s budgets. It was moved by Buck, seconded by Wright that authorization be given to proceed with said hardwiring. Motion carried. The recommendation of City Engineer Eric Thorson to reject bids for two-way mobile radios was reviewed. It was his recommendation that due to the quality of radio bid in terms of durability, parts availability and warranty, that said bids be rejected and authorization be given to seek new bids. It was moved by Buck, seconded by Wright that said recommendation be approved and authorization to seek new bids be approved. Motion carried. The following bids were reviewed for a garbage packer for use by the Waterloo Park Commission: Bidder Amount Bid Elliott Equipment Co. $ 6,187 . 00 New Method Equipment Co. 5, 104 . 00 It was the recommendation of the Director of Parks and Forestry and Park Commission that the bid of Elliott Equipment Co. be approved. The following bids were reviewed for a cab and chassis for said garbage truck for use by the Park Commission: Bidder Gas Engine Diesel Engine Dick Witham (Ford) $17 , 286. 36 $18 ,757. 36 Rydell (Chevrolet) 17, 118. 00 No Bid Community Motors (Chevrolet) 17, 331 . 21 No Bid John Deery Motors (GMC) 17, 171 . 00 18 , 635 . 00 Dan Decry Motors (Dodge) Did not meet specifications It was the recommendation of the Director of Parks and Forestry and the Park Board that the low bid of John Deery Motors (diesel) in the amount of $18 , 635. 00 be approved. It was moved by Buck, seconded by Angel that the recommendations as presented by the Director of Parks and Forestry for the purchase of a garbage packer and cab and chassis be approved. Motion carried. The request of the Police Chief for authorization to electrostatically paint existing furniture and place new tops on existing desks was reviewed. The bid of RTW Electrostatic Painting Company in the amount of $5 , 363 . 50 and the bid of Atlas Painting and Industrial Coatings, Inc. in the amount of $6 , 109 was reviewed. Funds are available in the Department ' s budget for these purchases due to increased revenues. It was moved by Wright, seconded by Buck that said request to paint and replace tops of said desks be approved. Motion carried. 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Chairs ($67.05 x 150) $10,057.50 • $10,057.50 EI Ewald Incorporated Chairs ($74 x 150) $11,100.00 Matrix Dolly ($143 x 5) 715.00 $11,815.00 Iowa Prison Industries Chairs ($47 x 150) $ 7,140.00 Matrix Dolly ($101.50 x 5) 507.50 Tables ($78 x 29) 2,262.00 Table Dolly ($99.95 x 3) 299.85 $10,209.35 It was the recommendation of the Director of the Waterloo Recreation and Arts Commission that the bid be awarded to Iowa Prison Industries in the amount of $10,209. 35. It was moved by Buck, seconded by Angel that authorization be given to purchase said items. Motion carried. The request of the City Planner for authorization to purchase three memory modules from Team Connecting Point in the amount of $145 each for additional computer memory for the file server in the Transportation Department was reviewed. Memory capacities are not adequate without the purchase of the new disk drives. It was moved by Buck, seconded by Wright that authorization be given for said purchase. Motion carried. The air fare for Chief Koehrsen to attend as a conference participant the U.S. Department of Justice Regional Police Chief ' s Meeting on December 3 , 1991, was reviewed. Originally, this travel request was approved by the City Council with the provision that a city vehicle be driven. Due to weather conditions and the need to attend this conference as a participant, the expenditure of $602 was necessary. It was moved by Wright, seconded by Buck that said additional travel request for Chief Koehrsen be approved. Motion carried. It was moved by Buck, seconded by Wright that four letter quality printers and accessories which are no longer used by the Police Department be presented to the Hawkeye Institute of Technology Police Science program for use in the training of future police officers. Motion carried. It was moved by Angel, seconded by Wright that the bills payment be approved as contained in Schedule A918, pp. 1-73 , in the amount of $1,559,098. 14 dated December 23 , 1991. Ayes: Angel and Wright. Abstain: Buck. Motion carried. With no further business before the Committee, the meeting was adjourned at 6: 50 p.m. Larry P. Burger City Clerk/Auditor